Lake Kariba is one of the world largest artificial lakes. The wall that holds the water in the resevoir was built between 1955 and 1959. Since then it has remained a work in progress. Each working day a team of experts checks the integrity of the dam wall to ensure it does not collapse under the weight of the water it holds back.

As the world celebrates 2013 as the International Year of Water Cooperation and ahead of World Water Day on 22nd March, IPS Africa will be providing coverage of transboundary water-related issues in southern Africa, with a focus on the Zambezi River Basin.
The coverage, a component of the Southern Africa Water Wire, is part of a process of training journalists from the southern African region in reporting water governance; infrastructure development; water management; capacity development; climate change adaptation; and social development, which form the strategic areas and objectives of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Regional Strategic Action Plan III.
Nine print and radio journalists recently completed training and reporting from Kariba Dam on the Zambezi River, the fourth largest river in Africa. The Zambezi is shared by six countries in Southern Africa.
The Southern Africa Water Wire provides in-depth coverage of a diverse range of water-related issues in Southern Africa, linking water to economic development, social well-being and environmental protection.

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